Identification of ecological indicators for monitoring ecosystem health in the trans-boundary W Regional park: A pilot study

Biological Conservation

Volumn 138, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 73-88

  Bouyer, Jérémy ^a,b   Sana, Youssoufou ^b,c   Samandoulgou, Yahaya ^b,c   Cesar, Jean ^a,b   Guerrini, Laure ^a,b   Kabore Zoungrana, Chantal ^c   Dulieu, Dominique ^a,d  

^a CIRAD   (France)

^b INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE POUR LE DÉVELOPPEMENT   (Burkina Faso)

^c Université Nazi Boni   (Burkina Faso)

^d Programme Parc W ECOPAS   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Ecological indicators; Fruit feeding insects; Human pressure; Mosaic landscape; Transects; West Africa

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BEETLE; BUTTERFLY; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LANDSCAPE; MONITORING; SAVANNA; SPECIES RICHNESS; TRADE-OFF;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUDAN;

CETONIINAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYMPHALIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 34250172087     PISSN: 00063207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2007.04.001     Document Type: Article

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